50 MOST INTERESTING UNKNOWN FACTS
50 MOST INTERESTING UNKNOWN FACTS
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Hot water will turn into ice faster than cold water.
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2.
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The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows.
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3.
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The sentence, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses every
letter in the English language.
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4.
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The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
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5.
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Ants never sleep!
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6.
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“I Am” is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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7.
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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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8.
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The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
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9.
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When the moon is directly overhead, you will weigh slightly less.
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10.
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Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from the blowing
desert sand.
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11.
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There are only two words in the English language that have all five
vowels in order: “abstemious” and “facetious.”
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12.
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The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they
start with.
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13.
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There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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14.
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TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only
on one row of the keyboard.
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15.
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Minus 40 degrees Celsius is exactly the same as minus 40 degrees
Fahrenheit.
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16.
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Chocolate can kill dogs, as it contains theobromine, which affects
their heart and nervous system.
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17.
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Women blink nearly twice as much as men!
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18.
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You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
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19.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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20.
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The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most
often stolen from Public Libraries.
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21.
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People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you
sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
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22.
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It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky
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23.
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The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be
the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
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24.
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“Rhythm” is the longest English word without a vowel.
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25.
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If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress
a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
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26.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from
history.
Spades - King David Clubs - Alexander the Great, Hearts - Charlemagne Diamonds - Julius Caesar. |
27.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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28.
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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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29.
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If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in
the air, the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has a all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes. |
30.
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What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser
printers all have in common?
Ans. - All invented by women. |
31.
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Question - This is the
only food that doesn't spoil. What is this?
Ans. - Honey |
32.
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A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
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33.
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A snail can sleep for three years.
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34.
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All polar bears are left handed.
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35.
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American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from
each salad served in first-class.
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36.
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Butterflies taste with their feet.
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37.
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Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
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38.
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In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
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39.
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On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
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40.
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Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.
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41.
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The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
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42.
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The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
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43.
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The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body
to squirt blood 30 feet.
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44.
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Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over
million descendants.
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45.
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Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your
ear by 700 times
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46.
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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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47.
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Most lipstick contains fish scales.
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48.
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Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different
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